A/HRC/45/CRP.11 conspiracies increased, the number of acts of counter-intelligence operations against them also increased. The number of operations or coup d’états alleged by high-level Government officers grew from 3 between 2014 and 2016, to at least 16 between 2017 and 2020. This is in addition to other cases of alleged military conspiracies outside of the framework of a specific operation. 258. The Mission has compiled the following non-exhaustive list of 19 operations that State representatives have alleged have taken place against the Maduro Government since 2014: Table 4: Alleged operations and people detained Number of individuals arrested, number of individuals that are still detained and charges presented660 Date and Name Name / Reference Description of alleged operation 1. March-May 2014 Operation Jerico Several senior military officers, mostly from the aviation sector, accused of conspiracy661 11 arrested, 6 still detained. Charges include instigation to rebellion, breach of military decorum 2. February 2015 Operation Golpe Azul (Caracas) Alleged plan to attack Miraflores Palace or other commemorative events in which President Maduro took part662 8 arrested, 3 still detained including 2 having served their sentence.663 Charges include instigation to rebellion, breach of military decorum 3. November 2015 Golpe Fenix A group of Captains attended a meeting at the Military Academy theatre, arrested for alleged Conspiracy664 3 arrested, 2 still detained under charges of instigation to rebellion 4. January 2017 Raul Baduel Case (Caracas) Alleged conspiracy lead by retired General Raúl Baduel to assassinate President Maduro, Diosdado Cabello, Freddy Bernal, the directors of SEBIN and FAES, the Minister of the Interior Néstor Reverol as part of a coup, with the support of the “radical right” in Colombia665 10 arrested, 8 still detained. Charges include rebellion, treason and violation of the integrity, independence and freedom of the nation 5. March 2017 Copei Case/Escudo Zamorano (Caracas) Alleged coup d’état led by the opposition against the Government of President Maduro, with the support of military officers666 3 arrested, 1 still detained, 1 escaped. Charges include instigation to rebellion and treason 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 70 Numbers shared by the Foro Penal on file with the Mission, the numbers do not include individuals with alternative measures to detention. Associated Press, Maduro informa arresto de tres generals, available at: https://news.yahoo.com/maduro-informa-arresto-tres-generales-180210228.html. YouTube Video, teleSURtv. Diosdado Cabello difunde pruebas sobre intento de Golpe en Venezuela, 13 February 2015, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZIaTmUr4o; YouTube Video, Últimas Noticias, Nombres de los militares involucrados en la “Operación Jericó”, 12 February 2015, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqxUh12Ctus Case of Luis Hernando Lugo Calderon and Petter Alexander Moreno Guevara. YouTube Video, TVV- lo que dijo la esposa de militar venezolano, acusado de ser cabecilla del golpe fénix, 30 September 2016, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d8aitF28-4 YouTube Video, Luigino Bracci Roa - Situación en Venezuela. Néstor Reverol sobre detenciones de Gilber Caro, Raúl Isaías Baduel, Jorge Luis González. 12 January 2017, minute 12:50, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-VCup18sM YouTube Video, Luigino Bracci Roa – Situación en Venezuela, Plan de golpe de Estado develado en Con el Mazo Dando, 5 April 2017, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkG1DyEmu8.

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